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Deed of Variation for someone mentally incapacitated

Drumpound · 2020-11-09 14:16:01

Hi, my question is: Would a Power of Attorney, carrying out a 'Deed of Variation', be seen as a 'Deliberate Deprivation of an Asset' and Acting Unlawfully? I wonder if anyone can help me with (or has a similar history) with the following conundrum: My mother has Alzheimer's and is just about to clear Probate and inherit a…

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Fire_Fox Posts: 26,026 Forumite

24 January 2021 at 2:58PM

Drumpound said:

The house remains rented out, to cover my mothers living costs, where she is.

Which means someone has to learn about the numerous bits of legislation involved in being a professional landlord. Safety checks, tax forms, what to do if the tenant stops paying rent and loads more.

Surprised it being transferred into your mother's name with the sitting tenant TBH. Seems irregular.

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